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Chinese editorial condemns the rich and powerful’s “symphony of privilege”

“According to eyewitnesses, Liâ€™s son, who was driving a BMW without a driverâ€™s license, attacked the couple with another man within minutes allegedly rear-ending their car, beating them and shouting, â€œWho dares dial 110!â€
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“The broader issue of privilege among Chinaâ€™s second-generation political and business elites is encompassed in two terms now widely used, the â€œpower progenyâ€ or â€œsecond-generation [of] officialsâ€ (å®˜äºŒä»£) and the â€œsecond-generation richâ€ (å¯ŒäºŒä»£).”